Monday, May 15

Baby Friendly Initiative - 20 Hour Breastfeeding Course

This is a two day course running Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16 2023. You must commit to attending both days.

By Interprofessional Education

Date and time

Mon, May 15, 2023 8:00 AM - Tue, May 16, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Location

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre - Auditorium B (3rd Floor)

980 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6V4 Canada

Refund Policy

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About this event

This two day introductory course explores, promotes and supports human lactation and breastfeeding through examining current evidence-based, best practice.

Participants will develop their knowledge and understanding of human lactation and breastfeeding, to enable them to confidently and effectively implement care that facilitates and supports the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. Participants will examine and demonstrate effective assessment and management skills to support breastfeeding in challenging circumstances.

This course meets the BFI recommendation for the basic education of staff providing direct care to breastfeeding women and their families.

This course also includes a 4 hour clinical placement with a lactation consultant that will be booked at the end of the 2nd day

PLEASE NOTE: This course is intended for health care professionals at Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay District Health Unit and regional hospitals.

For Open Registration for Non-Employees/Residents - Eventbrite accepts Credit Cards as form of payment

Organized by

Interprofessional Education

Health Canada describes interprofessional education as learning together to promote collaboration. Academics and Interprofessional Education (IPE) are education leaders who work in collaboration with all health care professionals to learn with and from all health disciplines to improve patient care at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) under the Patient Family Centered Care Model.

At TBRHSC we strive to provide an interprofessional approach to all education we deliver.